Settee-bed and couch.



No. 870,197. PATBNTED NOV..5, 1907.

J. PHILLIPSON. SETTEE BED AND COUCH.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. i5, 1906.

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UNITED STATES JACOB PHILLIPSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SETTEE-BED AND COUCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed October 15, 1906- Serial No. 3391032.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB PHILLIPSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Settee-Beds and (Touches, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved form of settee bed which can also be readily converted into a couch; to combine the parts in such manner as to fold in compactform and still provide a comparatively large storage space for bed clothes, etc.', and to hinge the parts together in suitable manner so that the device may be heavily upholstered, and so that springs of ordinary construction, with rectangular frames, may be used without interfering with the hinges.

These objects are accomplished by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a device constructed according to this invention, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3, showing the parts folded in the form of a settee. Fig. 2 is a similar section taken on the same line, but showing the parts extended in the form of bed. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the device extended as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan of the front part of the device including the box-seat. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 3, partly broken away. Fig. 6 is a section on the line G-6 of Fig. 4.

In the device shown, 1 is the seat or cover for the box 2. 3 is the back, which, together with the cover 1, is hinged at 1 to the box 2. 5 is an extension which is hinged at 6 to the back 3. The extension 5 has the rockers 7 secured thereto. Each of the rockers is provided with a resilient friction surface 8. The box 2 has a recess 9 extending into its rear along each side wall, for the reception of the rockers 7. These recesses are surrounded by walls 10 and 11 so as to form an inclosed casing along the inside of each of said walls. Each of said casings has a cover 12 which is slotted at 13, and provided with a slotted metal plate 14 for receiving the ratchet bars 15. Said ratchet bars are pivoted at 16 to the inside of the cover 1.. Each of the ratchet bars has pivoted thereto a slotted arm 17 which is guided by a pin 18 secured to the inside of the cover and extending through the slots in said arms. The forward ends of said arms are connected by a rod 19 which extends along the inside lower edge of the cover 1 and serves as a handle whereby the ratchet bars may be tilted on their pivots 16 so as to have their teeth disengaged from the plates 14 when it is desired to lower the cover 17 A panel 20 is secured on each side of the box 2, and extends upwardly'and rearwardly of the same. Said panels are reduced or recessed on their inner faces at 21 for re ceiving the hinges which connect the cover 1 and back 3 with the box 2. Each of said hinges consists of an upright 22 and a pair of arms 23 and 24 pivoted thereto. The arms 23 are secured to the cover 1 and the arms 24 are secured to the back 3. Both of said arms operate in the recessed part 21 of the panels 20. This serves to protect the hinges at the outside and also provides for placing the hinges entirely outside of the cover 1 and back 3 and adjusting the same to the height of the upholstering, so as to permit springs having frames of rectangular form to be used on said seat and back. When the device is to be heavily upholstered, the hinges will be fastened in a higher position so as to raise the pivots 4 to the point where the upholstering bends between the back and seat.

The operation of the device is as follows: The device may be readily folded in the form of a settee as shown in Fig. 1 by pushing the seat 2, on its rollers 26, from its position shown in Fig. 2, toward the rockers 7. To again extend the device into the form of a bed, the operator will pull the seat 2 forward from the position shown in Fig. 1. In order to convert the device into a couch, the operator will now merely raise the cover 1. The ratchet bars 15 will of their own weight fall into proper position so that ratchet teeth 25 will engage the forward edges of the slotted plates 14. This tends to pull the handle 19 inwardly from the front edge of the cover 1. To lower the cover, the operator will pull the handle forward toward the inner front edge of the cover, and this will tilt the ratchet bars 15 on their pivots 16 so asto bring the teeth 25 free from the plates 14 and permit the cover tobe lowered down to a point where the upper ratchet teeth pass below the engaging position in the plate 14. When in this position, the operator may release the handle and then lower the cover upon the box.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of a box-seat adapted to be used as a receptacle for storing bcd clothes and having arecess extending into said receptacle from the rear along the inside of each side wall of the receptacle, a cover hinged to said seat along the roar, a back hinged to said seat along the rear. an extension hinged to said back, a rocker on said extension opposite each of said recesses, said rockers being folded, a pair of arms secured to said cover and extending into said recesses. and means engaging said arms and adapted to secure said cover at an angle above said box.

2. The combination of a box-seat adapted to be used as a receptacle for storing bed clothes and having a recess extending into said receptacle from the rear along the inside of each side wall of the receptacle, a cover hinged to said scat along the rear, a back hinged to said seat along the roar. an extension hinged to said back, a rocker on said extension opposite each of said recesses, said rockers being adapted to roll into said recess when the settee bed is folded, a pair of ratchet bars secured to said cover and extending; into said recesses, and means engaging said ratchet I bars and adapted to hold said cover at an angle above said l box.

adapted to roll into said reccsses when the settee bed is 3. The combination of a box-seat adapted to be used as a receptacle for storing bed clothes and having a recess extending into said receptacle from the rear along the inside of each side wall of the receptacle, a cover hinged to said seat along the rear, a back hinged to said seat along the rear, an extension hinged to said back, a rocker on said extension opposite each of said recesses, said rockers being adapted to roll into said recesses when the settee bed is folded, a pair of arms secnred to said cover and extending into said recesses along the sides of and in position to over lap said rockers, and means engaging said arms and adapted to hold said cover at an angle above said box.

4. The combination of a box seat having a cover pivoted at its rear, :1 back hinged to said seat on the same axis with said cover. a pair of ratchet bars pivoted to said cover and extending into said box, means for engaging said ratchet bars and adapted to hold said cover at an angle above said box, and a handle secured to said ratchet bars, extending to the front of said cover, and adapted to disengage said bars from said means.

5. The combination of a boxseat having a cover pivoted at its rear, a back hinged to said seat on the same axis with said cover, a pair of ratchet bars pivoted to said cover and extending into said box, means for engaging said ratchet bars and adapted to hold said cover at an angle above said box, a pair of arms pivoted to said ratchet bars and slid ingly secured Within the cover, and a rod secured to said arms, extending along the inner front edge of said cover I and adapted to release said ratchet bars from said means. 1

6. The combination of a box-seat adapted to be used as a receptacle for storing bed clothes, and having a casing along the inside of each side wall of said receptacle, a cover hinged to the rear of said seat, a back hinged to said seat on the same axis with said cover, a pair of arms secured to said cover and each extending into one of said casings, means adapted to engage said arms and hold said cover at an angle to said box, and a handle for disengaging said bars from said means.

T. The combination of a base, a cover hinged thereto along its rear edge, a ratchet-bar pivoted to said cover at each side thereof, means on said base engaging the ratchet bars, a handle slidingly secured to the eover, extending to the inner front part thereof, pivoted to each of the ratchet bars. and adapted to move the same out of engagement with said means. I

8. The combination of a base, a cover hinged thereto along its rear edge, a ratchetbar pivoted to said cover at each side thereof, each bar having a projection above the pivot, means on the base for engaging the teeth of the ratchet-bars. and an arm pivoted to each of said projections. extending along the inner front edge of the cover and adapted for tilting the ratchet-bars so as to permit their teeth to pass said means.

Signed at Chicago this 13th day of October 1906.

JACOB PHILLIPSON.

Witnesses Wit. It. RUMMLER. LILLIE A. SMITH. 

